Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror) is an American

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group founded by theOGM and Yeti Bones in 2012 in

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in 2014. They attracted a cult following on account of their live performance and began collaborating with Ian Longwell who plays drums and produces for

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. In 2016, former Black Flag member Brandon Pertzborn became the band's drummer. They were one of ''

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''s "10 New Artists You Need to Know" in 2014 and ''

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''s "New Band of the Week". They have performed at the

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in 2014, the

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in 2015 and

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in 2016. To date, they have released multiple EPs, accompanied by grindhouse-style music videos, and two full-length albums, ''

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'' (2017) and ''

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'' (2022).

History

TheOGM was born in

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, New Jersey, raised in Linden, New Jersey; Eaddy is from Newark, New Jersey. Both were part of the same performing arts collective, the NJstreetKLAN (also known as the JerseyKLAN) and formed the group in Newark in 2012. They were influenced by hip-hop and gangsta rappers ( DMX and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) in their teens, but later began attending underground punk shows in Brooklyn featuring

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and

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as well as

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and the A.L.I.E.N. art shows. The band also cites influences that include horror movies and director/former White Zombie frontman

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. Critics have noted the band's cinematic influences as well as those of its punk and hip-hop roots, though the band has been compared to

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, Black Flag,

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and

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. The band played the Afropunk Festival in 2014,the SXSW Music Festival in 2015 and Primavera Sound Festival in 2016; ''

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'' Jon Pareles wrote that the performance was a "welcome charge of adrenaline.". They also toured London (with much support from various DJs on

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), Paris, Brighton and Amsterdam in May 2015. They played the

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, Pop-Kultur Berlin,

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, and the

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music festivals in the summer of 2015. The November 6, 2014 episode of ''

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'' featured a segment dedicated to Ho99o9 and their live performance. Ho99o9 collaborated with director Bryan Ray Turcotte and photographer

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to capture their performance in their video, "Casey Jones/Cum Rag" which was premiered and was hosted by the

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. On June 1, 2015, in the official promotional video for the 2015

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, it was announced that Ho99o9 would be playing the festival as part of the nighttime concerts. Ho99o9 toured the UK, headlining in Brighton, and supporting

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in Newcastle and Birmingham. On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Ho99o9 would be supporting

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on their final UK tour in January 2017. Eaddy started off the tour in Norwich by jumping straight into the audience landing on 3 peoples' heads and then running and tackling people through the audience. In June 2017 the band appeared on the

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stage of

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in the UK. On March 29, 2018, the group began their North American Lights Out tour with 3Teeth and Street Sects. On October 11, 2018,

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released the single "Fight Fire with Fire" featuring Ho9909 from their album ''

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''. Ho99o9 opened for

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, and

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on select dates of the End of the World Tour. Ho99o9 opened for

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and

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on a Summer 2019 tour. The group was featured on a song titled "Paralyze" by

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band 3Teeth. The song was released on August 6, 2021.

Musical style

Ho99o9's musical style has been described as

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, hip hop,

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, and

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'' described Ho99o9's sound as a "seething collision of anarchic hardcore punk rock and

charged

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". ''

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'' described Ho99o9's sound as "mixing elements of thrashcore punk,

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, and horrorcore rap". They have often been compared to punk rock band Black Flag and

group

Members

Current members *theOGM – vocals (2012–present) *Eaddy – vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizers (2012–present) *Brandon Pertzborn – drums (2016–present) Touring musicians * Billy Rymer – drums (2020–present) Former members *Ian Longwell – drums, producer (2012–2016)

Discography

Studio album

* ''

'' (May 5, 2017) * ''Skin'' (March 11, 2022)

Mixtapes

* ''Dead Bodies in the Lake'' (November 13, 2015) * ''Blurr'' (August 13, 2020) * ''Turf Talk Vol. 1'' (June 24, 2021)

EPs

* ''Mutant Freax'' (October 31, 2014) * ''Horrors of 1999'' (June 9, 2015) * ''Cyber Cop nauthorized MP3.' (November 30, 2018) * ''Cyber Warfare'' (August 16, 2019)

Singles

* "Casey Jones" / "Cum Rag" (September 2, 2014) * "Bone Collector" (September 2, 2014) * "Blood Waves" (March 3, 2016) * "The Dope Dealerz" / "Double Barrel" (October 11, 2016) * "Neighborhood Watch" (October 27, 2017) * "Lights Out" (with 3Teeth) (February 7, 2018) * "Time's Up" (with 3Teeth) (March 9, 2018) * "Twist Of Fate / Cobra" (with

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) (May 27, 2019) *"Christopher Dorner / Pray of Prey" (June 19, 2020) *"Pigs Want Me Dead" (July 14, 2020) *"Paralyze" (with 3Teeth) (August 6, 2021)

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

Official site
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